Whatever Happened To: Caril Ann Fugate

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Caril Ann Fugate's claim to fame

Caril Ann Fugate then

Real Name:	Caril Ann Fugate
Category:	Infamy
Submitted by:	Bruce Johnson
Posted Date:	2004-02-29
Last Modified:	2004-02-29
Views:	81910

She was the 14-year-old girlfriend of spree-killer Charles Starkweather.They were captured in january 1958 after an 8-day rampage through Nebraska and Wyoming that left 11 people dead.

Despite Caril Ann's claim that she was Starkweather's hostage both were tried as adults!Charles-age 19 was executed in Nebraska's electric chair.Caril Ann received life imprisonment!

Where are they now?

A model prisoner Caril Ann was finally deemed fully rehabilitated and earned parole in june of 1976.She has since that time lived quietly in Lansing,Michigan where she works as a medical assistant.She has never married and refuses to discuss the case which made her famous.She is by all accounts a dedicated worker and active Christian woman!